Schools in South Croydon

About schools in South Croydon

The 19 schools listed in South Croydon span more than one stage of education. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another five schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

65%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 9 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

46.3

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Primary schools9

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Atwood Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Greenvale Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Gresham Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  86%

  expected standard
• Purley Oaks Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Quest Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  44%

  expected standard
• Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Ridgeway Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Selsdon Primary and Nursery School

  Foundation school · Ages 3 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• St Peter's Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  77%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Coombe Wood School

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 18

  52.6

  Attainment 8
• Harris Academy Purley

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 19

  46.8

  Attainment 8
• The Quest Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  37.5

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision5

• Maypole School - Melville

  Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 19

• Olympus

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 19

• Red Gates School

  Community special school · Ages 4 to 11

• Rutherford School

  Other independent special school · Ages 3 to 25

• St Giles School

  Community special school · Ages 2 to 19

Independent schools2

• Croydon High School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 19 · Girls

• Cumnor House School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 13 · Boys

Common questions about schools in South Croydon

How many schools are in South Croydon?

OfferDay lists 19 schools in South Croydon, including nine primary schools and five special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in South Croydon?

Every school in South Croydon is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in South Croydon?

OfferDay ranks schools in South Croydon where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.